Stubbs, Monica. (2009). Early Enrollment

At most four-year universities, there is an Honors Program for students who wish to be challenged more that the average student. There are basic requirements that an Honors Program within a university has to meet. These requirements are put in place so that the honors students are challenged and accommodated well. According to the National Collegiate Honors Council, the main person over the program should be a dean, the program should have complete control over admissions and recruitment to the program, the students should be able to have academic counseling, and students in the program should have to incorporate no less than 15% of honors courses into their studies. These are just a few of the prerequisites recommended to the Honors Colleges across the nation. Sothern Arkansas University especially meets the prerequisite that students who are in the Honors Program receive priority enrollment. As a matter of fact, next week the honors students are registering for their classes early. The actual registration time for most of the student body will not be until sometime in November. By allowing the honors students enroll early, they can enroll in the classes they need to graduate. They will not have to worry about not being able to take a class that is already full. Because the Honors College students can register early, they can sign up for needed classes instead leftover ones. The stipulation that the Honors College has to follow is a very positive thing that Southern Arkansas University’s Honors College executes well. Without priority enrollment for the honors students, students could easily fall behind schedule when desired courses are unavailable. If the students fall behind schedule, then they will not graduate in the four or five years expected of college students. If it takes longer than the four or five years, the students’ scholarships may run out; which, in turn, will cause them not to be able to graduate because of lack of money. It is essential that the honors students have early enrollment.